California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed legislation allowing critical access hospitals in the state to employ physicians.
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California hospital names CEO
Keith Hobbs was named president and CEO of Torrance (Calif.) Memorial Medical Center.
The drivers of the health information workforce shortage
Sixty-six percent of organizations have reported experiencing a health information workforce shortage in the last two years, according to an October survey from the American Health Information Management Association.
New York rural hospital receives largest-ever gift of $600K
Cobleskill (N.Y.) Regional Hospital, part of Cooperstown, N.Y.-based Bassett Healthcare Network, has received a $600,000 bequest, its largest ever gift.
ProMedica sells home health, hospice business
Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica, a 12-hospital system, has completed the sale of its home health, palliative and hospice business to Gentiva Health Services, a hospice company backed by Humana and private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice.
Geisinger using AI to spot potential lung cancer
Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger is using an artificial intelligence-powered workflow system to identify patients with lung abnormalities for further screening.
NorthShore-Edward-Elmhurst Health, Lumeris partner on value-based care
Evanston, Ill.-based NorthShore-Edward-Elmhurst Health has struck a partnership with value-based care company Lumeris.
Walmart names 1st health system partner
Walmart Health has inked its first health system partnership.
US infant death rate rises for 1st time in 20 years
Infant mortality in the U.S. went up 3% between 2021 and 2022, according to a CDC report published Nov. 1. It’s the first time the rate has gone up year over year since 2001-2002.
National Cancer Institute developing therapy to target solid tumors
Researchers at the National Cancer Institute may be inching closer to an improved type of T-cell therapy that could “supercharge” their response against solid tumors, according to a Nov. 1 news release.
